A former executive of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee on Thursday pleaded not guilty to receiving bribes totaling around 198 million yen ($1.4 million) in connection with the 2021 Summer Games.Haruyuki Takahashi said he is "innocent" of all charges at the opening of his trial at the Tokyo District Court. The 79-year-old is accused of receiving bribes from five different sources between 2017 and 2022 in return for helping companies land Olympic sponsorships.Takahashi, a former senior managing director of Japan's largest advertising agency Dentsu Inc., was considered an authority on t…READ FULL ARTICLE
